UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies
@uclhjs.bsky.social
University College London is the only UK university with a department dedicated to Jewish Studies. Our programs span from ancient texts to modern politics.
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Do check out this *absolutely amazing* volume on Jewish spaces in postwar Poland by UCL @uclhjs.bsky.social and Bartlett graduate Natalia Romik (Warsaw), published yesterday.
Big congratulations from a very proud former co-supervisor :-)
Open access from UCL Press:
uclpress.co.uk/book/archite...
Big congratulations from a very proud former co-supervisor :-)
Open access from UCL Press:
uclpress.co.uk/book/archite...
Architecture of Memory
Architecture of Memory explores architectural disappearance, urban remembrance and functional change amid social upheaval. Using archival, architectural and artistic methods, Natalia Romik investigate...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Do check out this *absolutely amazing* volume on Jewish spaces in postwar Poland by UCL @uclhjs.bsky.social and Bartlett graduate Natalia Romik (Warsaw), published yesterday.
Big congratulations from a very proud former co-supervisor :-)
Open access from UCL Press:
uclpress.co.uk/book/archite...
Big congratulations from a very proud former co-supervisor :-)
Open access from UCL Press:
uclpress.co.uk/book/archite...
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📆 Coming up on 18 Nov: UCL Lunch Hour Lecture, The Witch in the Bible and Beyond
Hear from Dr Alinda Damsma on her research about the impact of the Bible on the early modern witch-hunts. These lectures are free, open to all and online.
Book now: buff.ly/LupLYZS
@uclhjs.bsky.social
Hear from Dr Alinda Damsma on her research about the impact of the Bible on the early modern witch-hunts. These lectures are free, open to all and online.
Book now: buff.ly/LupLYZS
@uclhjs.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM
📆 Coming up on 18 Nov: UCL Lunch Hour Lecture, The Witch in the Bible and Beyond
Hear from Dr Alinda Damsma on her research about the impact of the Bible on the early modern witch-hunts. These lectures are free, open to all and online.
Book now: buff.ly/LupLYZS
@uclhjs.bsky.social
Hear from Dr Alinda Damsma on her research about the impact of the Bible on the early modern witch-hunts. These lectures are free, open to all and online.
Book now: buff.ly/LupLYZS
@uclhjs.bsky.social
We are delighted to launch the 2026 Sir Martin Gilbert History Prize with the SMG Learning Centre! We are inviting entries from UK students in Years 10 and 11, with a First Prize of £400 and a Second Prize of £200. sirmartingilbertlearningcentre.org/smg-history-...
History Prize 2026
2020 saw the launch of the Sir Martin Gilbert History Prize, an annual competition to honour Sir Martin’s work and inspire the next generation of historians.
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October 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
We are delighted to launch the 2026 Sir Martin Gilbert History Prize with the SMG Learning Centre! We are inviting entries from UK students in Years 10 and 11, with a First Prize of £400 and a Second Prize of £200. sirmartingilbertlearningcentre.org/smg-history-...
May their memory be a blessing 🕯️
October 7, 2025 at 9:45 AM
May their memory be a blessing 🕯️
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Lunch Hour Lecture | The Witch in the Bible and Beyond | 18 November
Join this lecture where Dr Alinda Damsma (UCL Hebrew and Jewish Studies) will introduce her research on the impact of the Bible on the early modern witch-hunts.
Book your free place now: buff.ly/LupLYZS
@uclhjs.bsky.social
Join this lecture where Dr Alinda Damsma (UCL Hebrew and Jewish Studies) will introduce her research on the impact of the Bible on the early modern witch-hunts.
Book your free place now: buff.ly/LupLYZS
@uclhjs.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Lunch Hour Lecture | The Witch in the Bible and Beyond | 18 November
Join this lecture where Dr Alinda Damsma (UCL Hebrew and Jewish Studies) will introduce her research on the impact of the Bible on the early modern witch-hunts.
Book your free place now: buff.ly/LupLYZS
@uclhjs.bsky.social
Join this lecture where Dr Alinda Damsma (UCL Hebrew and Jewish Studies) will introduce her research on the impact of the Bible on the early modern witch-hunts.
Book your free place now: buff.ly/LupLYZS
@uclhjs.bsky.social
Shana tova to all those celebrating!!
Wishing you and yours a joyful and sweet new year 🍎🍯
Wishing you and yours a joyful and sweet new year 🍎🍯
September 22, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Shana tova to all those celebrating!!
Wishing you and yours a joyful and sweet new year 🍎🍯
Wishing you and yours a joyful and sweet new year 🍎🍯
Mazel tov to joint HJS and @uclssees.bsky.social student Dov Forman on being named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Content Creators for his work posting educational content about the Holocaust on TikTok and Instagram. time.com/collections/... @artshumsucl.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
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September 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Mazel tov to joint HJS and @uclssees.bsky.social student Dov Forman on being named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Content Creators for his work posting educational content about the Holocaust on TikTok and Instagram. time.com/collections/... @artshumsucl.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
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“For scholars of Jewish mysticism, theology, and modern religion, or anyone interested in deepening his or her understanding and appreciation for the profound theology and history of Chabad, Rubin’s work is essential reading.”
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REVIEW: Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity - Tradition Online
Eli Rubin's “Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity” (Stanford University Press) presents a groundbreaking study of Chabad Hasidism. Through close readings of primary texts, historical analysis, and en...
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August 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
“For scholars of Jewish mysticism, theology, and modern religion, or anyone interested in deepening his or her understanding and appreciation for the profound theology and history of Chabad, Rubin’s work is essential reading.”
traditiononline.org/review-kabba...
traditiononline.org/review-kabba...
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Congratulations to the new @uclhjs.bsky.social BA graduates and to all of us for making it to @artshumsucl.bsky.social graduation despite the Tube strikes. (I’m also amazed that Marston Events sourced full @upenn.edu regalia from across the pond for my first graduation as academic staff.)
September 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Congratulations to the new @uclhjs.bsky.social BA graduates and to all of us for making it to @artshumsucl.bsky.social graduation despite the Tube strikes. (I’m also amazed that Marston Events sourced full @upenn.edu regalia from across the pond for my first graduation as academic staff.)
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#CfP | AJS annouces 2025 Jordan Schnitzer Book Awards | Details: www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachricht...
Deadline for submissions: July 1, 2025
Deadline for submissions: July 1, 2025
June 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
#CfP | AJS annouces 2025 Jordan Schnitzer Book Awards | Details: www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachricht...
Deadline for submissions: July 1, 2025
Deadline for submissions: July 1, 2025
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Co-edited by Jerzy Tomaszewski z''l and me, and contributions by Hanna Zaremska, Adam Teller, @connyaust.bsky.social, Michael Schulz, Artur Markowski, Andrej Zamoiski, Piotr Kendziorek, Marcin Urynowicz, and August Grabski
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June 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Co-edited by Jerzy Tomaszewski z''l and me, and contributions by Hanna Zaremska, Adam Teller, @connyaust.bsky.social, Michael Schulz, Artur Markowski, Andrej Zamoiski, Piotr Kendziorek, Marcin Urynowicz, and August Grabski
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Extremely chuffed to see a book forum dedicated to ‘Sources on Jewish Self-Government in the Polish Lands' (2022), in 'Shofar. Journal for Interdisciplinary Jewish Studies'
muse.jhu.edu/issue/54964
muse.jhu.edu/issue/54964
Project MUSE - Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies-Volume 43, Number 1, 2025
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June 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Extremely chuffed to see a book forum dedicated to ‘Sources on Jewish Self-Government in the Polish Lands' (2022), in 'Shofar. Journal for Interdisciplinary Jewish Studies'
muse.jhu.edu/issue/54964
muse.jhu.edu/issue/54964
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🌟 Tonight! 🌟
Who Will Rescue Us?
5 June 8pm
ZOOM
An estimated 1.6 million Jewish children lived in Nazi-occupied Europe but only some 500 found a new home in France.
Laura Hobson Faure sheds light on what happened, and the organisations that helped.
⬇️ To book ⬇️
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5 June 8pm
ZOOM
An estimated 1.6 million Jewish children lived in Nazi-occupied Europe but only some 500 found a new home in France.
Laura Hobson Faure sheds light on what happened, and the organisations that helped.
⬇️ To book ⬇️
www.jhse.org/event-detail...
Who Will Rescue Us? | JHSE
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June 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
🌟 Tonight! 🌟
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Job -- Visiting Professor in Jewish Studies, University of Graz
March - June 2026
@biajs.bsky.social @jewishstudies.bsky.social @uclhjs.bsky.social
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March - June 2026
@biajs.bsky.social @jewishstudies.bsky.social @uclhjs.bsky.social
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Universität Graz
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June 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Job -- Visiting Professor in Jewish Studies, University of Graz
March - June 2026
@biajs.bsky.social @jewishstudies.bsky.social @uclhjs.bsky.social
jobs.uni-graz.at/de/jobs/df62...
March - June 2026
@biajs.bsky.social @jewishstudies.bsky.social @uclhjs.bsky.social
jobs.uni-graz.at/de/jobs/df62...
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What are the Dead Sea Scrolls? Who discovered them? And why are they important? In this 10-Minute Talk, Professor Philip Alexander FBA explores the history of the scrolls, and their role in uncovering the beginnings of Western Mysticism. buff.ly/KFQIXOS
May 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
What are the Dead Sea Scrolls? Who discovered them? And why are they important? In this 10-Minute Talk, Professor Philip Alexander FBA explores the history of the scrolls, and their role in uncovering the beginnings of Western Mysticism. buff.ly/KFQIXOS
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Interested in getting more involved in #JewishStudies in the UK and beyond? We'd be delighted to welcome you to our team. As an NGG committee member, you'll get to shape our programmes and connect early career scholars with more senior ones. @jewishhistorical.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Interested in getting more involved in #JewishStudies in the UK and beyond? We'd be delighted to welcome you to our team. As an NGG committee member, you'll get to shape our programmes and connect early career scholars with more senior ones. @jewishhistorical.bsky.social
“Dating Saints: A Remarkable Hebrew Compendium of Astronomy and Calendars”
Prof Sacha Stern for the the 8th SIMS & Katz Distinguished Fellow’s Annual Lecture in Jewish Manuscript Studies
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Prof Sacha Stern for the the 8th SIMS & Katz Distinguished Fellow’s Annual Lecture in Jewish Manuscript Studies
katz.sas.upenn.edu/resources/bl...
SIMS-Katz Fellow Sacha Stern Initiates Us into the Art and Science of Medieval Timekeeping
Looking for dating advice? Read on!
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May 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
“Dating Saints: A Remarkable Hebrew Compendium of Astronomy and Calendars”
Prof Sacha Stern for the the 8th SIMS & Katz Distinguished Fellow’s Annual Lecture in Jewish Manuscript Studies
katz.sas.upenn.edu/resources/bl...
Prof Sacha Stern for the the 8th SIMS & Katz Distinguished Fellow’s Annual Lecture in Jewish Manuscript Studies
katz.sas.upenn.edu/resources/bl...
A newx textbook on Baghdadi Judeo-Arabic: Meet the author Dr Assaf Bar-Moshe
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Baghdadi Judeo-Arabic: meet the author
To celebrate the publication of Baghdadi Judeo-Arabic: An Introductory Text, we are delighted to publish an interview with the author, Dr Assaf Bar-Moshe.
uclpress.co.uk
May 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
A newx textbook on Baghdadi Judeo-Arabic: Meet the author Dr Assaf Bar-Moshe
uclpress.co.uk/baghdadi-jud...
uclpress.co.uk/baghdadi-jud...
Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity with @elirubin.bsky.social
📅 14 May, 18:00 BST
💻 Online
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📅 14 May, 18:00 BST
💻 Online
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-je...
May 5, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity with @elirubin.bsky.social
📅 14 May, 18:00 BST
💻 Online
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-je...
📅 14 May, 18:00 BST
💻 Online
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-je...
A German (Jew) in Warsaw: The Banker Samuel Fraenkel
📅 7 May,18:00 BST
💻 Online
Samuel Fraenkel was born a Prussian Jew in Berlin in 1773 and died a Catholic Pole in 1833. This lecture will use his life to exemplify the impact of Prussian migration on Polish history.
📅 7 May,18:00 BST
💻 Online
Samuel Fraenkel was born a Prussian Jew in Berlin in 1773 and died a Catholic Pole in 1833. This lecture will use his life to exemplify the impact of Prussian migration on Polish history.
A German (Jew) in Warsaw: The banker Samuel Fraenkel
Online lecture (Zoom) by Markus Nesselrodt, in association with the Institute for Polish-Jewish Studies
www.ucl.ac.uk
May 2, 2025 at 8:31 AM
A German (Jew) in Warsaw: The Banker Samuel Fraenkel
📅 7 May,18:00 BST
💻 Online
Samuel Fraenkel was born a Prussian Jew in Berlin in 1773 and died a Catholic Pole in 1833. This lecture will use his life to exemplify the impact of Prussian migration on Polish history.
📅 7 May,18:00 BST
💻 Online
Samuel Fraenkel was born a Prussian Jew in Berlin in 1773 and died a Catholic Pole in 1833. This lecture will use his life to exemplify the impact of Prussian migration on Polish history.
🌟 A Saint Against the State? The Contemporary Revival of a Hasidic Miracle Worker 🌟
📅 8 May
📍 UCL
Explore the revival of a Hasidic miracle worker in modern times at "Saint Against the State." Delve into the cultural and spiritual significance of this phenomenon. www.ucl.ac.uk/hebrew-jewis...
📅 8 May
📍 UCL
Explore the revival of a Hasidic miracle worker in modern times at "Saint Against the State." Delve into the cultural and spiritual significance of this phenomenon. www.ucl.ac.uk/hebrew-jewis...
A Saint Against the State? The Contemporary Revival of a Hasidic Miracle Worker
This lecture explores the transnational Hasidic revival centered around the Kerestirer Rebbe, Yeshaya Steiner, highlighting his broader populist appeal beyond his mystical protection against rodents
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May 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
🌟 A Saint Against the State? The Contemporary Revival of a Hasidic Miracle Worker 🌟
📅 8 May
📍 UCL
Explore the revival of a Hasidic miracle worker in modern times at "Saint Against the State." Delve into the cultural and spiritual significance of this phenomenon. www.ucl.ac.uk/hebrew-jewis...
📅 8 May
📍 UCL
Explore the revival of a Hasidic miracle worker in modern times at "Saint Against the State." Delve into the cultural and spiritual significance of this phenomenon. www.ucl.ac.uk/hebrew-jewis...
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@uclhjs.bsky.social offers training in a variety of ancient and modern Jewish languages (for both students in our degree programs and continuing education students).
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Overlooking language skills ‘risks limiting the scope and impact of UK research’, new British Academy report finds
A new British Academy report highlights how multilingualism could strengthen the UK’s research, warning that language skills remain undervalued and underused in academia - despite a wealth of linguist...
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April 10, 2025 at 7:36 AM
@uclhjs.bsky.social offers training in a variety of ancient and modern Jewish languages (for both students in our degree programs and continuing education students).
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/overloo...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/overloo...
King’s College London is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Hebrew Bible, on a full-time, indefinite contract. King’s is able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK. The closing date for applications is 27 April 2025. my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...
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April 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
King’s College London is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Hebrew Bible, on a full-time, indefinite contract. King’s is able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK. The closing date for applications is 27 April 2025. my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...
Thinking of studying at HJS? Get a peek into a day in the life of BA Hebrew & Jewish Studies student Niamh O’Connor.
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Check out her routine: buff.ly/41p6G0w
A Day in the Life of a Hebrew and Jewish Studies Student | UCL Arts & Humanities | UCL Faculty of Arts & Humanities Blog
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April 9, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Thinking of studying at HJS? Get a peek into a day in the life of BA Hebrew & Jewish Studies student Niamh O’Connor.
Check out her routine: buff.ly/41p6G0w
Check out her routine: buff.ly/41p6G0w